Council ‘safer sleeping’ warning

Parents across St Helens have been beminded about the importance of safer sleeping for babies during Safer Sleep Week.

Each year, up to 300 babies die suddenly, unexpectedly in their sleep as a result of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the cause of which remains unknown.

The North West has the highest rate in England and Wales.

The Lullaby Trust and Merseyside Safeguarding Children Boards raise awareness of the issue every year and explain how to reduce the chance of it occurring, building on a campaign commissioned by the Merseyside Child Death Overview Panel.

Sadly around four babies a week still die from SIDS and if more parents were aware of safer sleep advice many lives could be saved.